Terrorism versus democracy : the liberal state response /

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Author / Creator:Wilkinson, Paul, 1937-2011.
Edition:3rd ed.
Imprint:Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2011.
Description:1 online resource.
Language:English
Series:Political violence
Cass series on political violence
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8923608
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ISBN:9780203832318 (electronic bk.)
0203832310 (electronic bk.)
9781136835469 (electronic bk.)
1136835466 (electronic bk.)
9780415588003
0415588006
9780415587990
0415587999
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [224]-233) and index.
Description based on print version record.
Other form:Print version: Wilkinson, Paul, 1937- Terrorism versus democracy. 3rd ed. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2011 9780415588003
Review by Choice Review

The late Paul Wilkinson's revised third edition includes an assessment of the war on terror. Readers will benefit greatly from his deep expertise on terrorism. Wilkinson (emer., Univ. of St. Andrews, UK) provides a most historically contextualized discussion of strategic aspects of terrorism. This book is an antidote to many of the works of the past ten years that ignore the classic literature of the field. Contemporary challenges from the al Qaeda network are presented alongside other domestic threats, with astute assessments of alternative policy responses, including negotiation, diplomacy, criminal justice, and military operations. In the end, Wilkinson advocates that democracies reaffirm and follow rule of law and broad human rights protections to provide a courageous, effective response. His strategy includes aggressive use of the criminal justice system and prosecution, persecution of state sponsors, and refusal to allow terrorist acts to spoil conflict resolution: countries should never surrender or concede to terrorist demands. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readership levels. J. S. Holmes University of Texas at Dallas

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